Psychologists recently conducted a study that found that meditation may make you more liberal, at least in the short-term. Richard Schiffman argues that the politics of true spirituality are more about balance than support for any one side.MORE »

From 1999 to 2013, Hugo Chavez served as president of Venezuela. He leaves behind a mixed legacy that includes admirable efforts to empower the poor, but also a disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism.MORE »

“I just hope that, with time, Western positive psychology can catch up to Buddhist psychology, and that programmes like this open the door to much further, much greater, and much more transformative possibilities. The culture and structures of our societies, and how we learn to “be” in the world begins in our schools.”

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